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Socratic explainer
Name a topic. Get it taught through questions, so you reach the idea yourself and remember it.
Socratic explainer is a free AI skill for the job "Think it through and decide". Give the instructions to an AI assistant that supports the required files and tools, then review its output.
Free · No account · CC BY 4.0 licence · Made by sickn33 · Level: beginner
Made by sickn33. See the original on GitHub; we copied it as it is, with its licence.
What it does
A topic you understand because you worked it out, not because someone lectured you. Name what you want to understand, and the skill teaches it in the style of Socrates, through a short back and forth of questions and small thought experiments. It starts with curiosity, often by questioning an assumption or admitting it does not know. Then it builds the idea one small step at a time, using analogies and asking a reflective question now and then. It avoids textbook definitions, long lists of facts and heavy jargon. It reads like a conversation, not documentation. It fits ideas that need real understanding. For a quick fact, install step or command, ask for a direct answer instead.
You give it
- The topic you want to understand
- What you already think about it (optional)
- Your level or background (optional)
You get
- A guided conversation that builds the idea
- Analogies and small thought experiments
- Questions that make you think
- A clearer sense of how the idea fits together
Use it when
- A concept makes sense when read but you cannot explain it back.
- You want to understand why something works, not just what it is.
- Textbook explanations leave you lost.
- You want to explore an abstract or philosophical idea.
How to use it
- Add it to your AI once: download it and add the folder to Claude, ChatGPT or Codex as a skill.
- Ask for the job in your own words. Your AI opens the skill when it fits.